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The veena is also called the ____
A
Rudra Veena
B
String instrument
C
Vichitra Veena
D
Mohan Veena
E
Saraswati Veena
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The veena is one of the most ancient string instruments of India. Its origin can be traced back to the ancient yazh, a stringed instrument, similar to the Grecian harp. Bharata, in his Natya Shastra, explains the theory of the 22 sruti-s in an octave with the help of two experimental veena-s.

Detailed explanation-2: -A. Veena is a string instrument which shares similarities with the sitar or sarod and the three belong to the realm of Indian classical music. However, in English, the veena is called a harp which similarly, is also a string instrument and can be played with one’s fingers.

Detailed explanation-3: -In musicology, string instruments are known as chordophones. It is one of the five main divisions of instruments in the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification.

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